August 26, 2025 Montgomery Perspective By Adam Pagnucco. Back in 2018, MoCo voters elected a nine-member county council that had one female member: District 4’s Nancy Navarro. That didn’t sit well with a lot of folks who follow county politics. …
Continue ReadingJune 26, 2025 Dear Friend: Senate emails have changed. My new address is Cheryl.Kagan@senate.maryland.gov. Please make a note so you can stay in touch! Spread the Word! One of my priority bills this past session was creating a Nonprofit Navigator position in the …
Continue ReadingMay 30, 2025 Maryland Matters Group is represented by Republican former Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford Five Maryland voters who are not affiliated with any political party filed a lawsuit this week asking a state judge to declare Maryland’s restrictions on …
Continue ReadingFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 20, 2025 Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan Del. Julie Palakovich Carr Del. Joe Vogel Del. Ryan Spiegel District 17 Legislative Team Launches Joint Re-election Bid (ANNAPOLIS, MD) Senator Cheryl Kagan, Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr, Delegate Joe Vogel, and …
Continue ReadingSpring 2025 Dear Friend: Continuing from last week-- this is the second (and final!) installment of my wrap-up from the 2025 legislative session. If you missed last week's, you can check it out here. Improving Our Elections Maryland’s elections are …
Continue ReadingAugust 5, 2025 Baltimore Post-Examiner Word nerds unite! The North American Scrabble Players Association (NASPA) will host the 34th annual Scrabble Championship this week, August 8–14, at the Maryland Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, according to a press release. Hosted by …
Continue ReadingJune 9, 2025 Bethesda Today Popular political events held at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel venue Members of Montgomery County’s delegation in the Maryland General Assembly recently announced they are joining a boycott of the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference …
Continue ReadingMay 20, 2025 Bethesda Magazine Team of four legislators represent parts of Rockville, Gaithersburg Ryan Spiegel, far left, poses with the rest of the District 17 delegation -- (from left) Sen. Cheryl Kagan, Del. Joe Vogel and Del. Julie Palakovich-Carr …
Continue ReadingMay 9, 2025 Dear Friend: What a week! In addition to everything you'll read about in this email, I was honored to interview American Hero and Civil Rights Activist Dion Diamond following a screening of the documentary "Ain't No Back …
Continue ReadingSpring 2025 Dear Friend: What a session! Over the course of 90 days, under uniquely difficult fiscal and political circumstances, the General Assembly approved a balanced budget and passed 878 bills. Limited resources and competing priorities meant making trade-offs …
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